Latest developments: Iran-Israel hostilities escalate across region
Army ‘will cease fire in Iran, but not in southern Lebanon,’ unnamed Israeli official says
Tehran plans nuclear power plants at 5 coastal sites, Iran's atomic energy chief says
Iran is moving forward with plans to build nuclear power plants at five locations along its coastline as part of efforts to expand the share of nuclear energy in the country’s electricity mix, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Monday.
Mohammad Eslami, vice president and chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, made the remarks during a meeting with members of parliament’s energy and construction commissions, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Iran ends attacks on Israel, warns of ‘crushing’ response if Lebanon strikes continue
Iran on Monday announced an end to its attacks on Israel, warning of a “crushing” response if Israeli attacks against Lebanon continued.
"Following the aggressions and evils of the brutal Zionist regime in South Lebanon and the Dahiya region, which took place with the support of the criminal America, the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran gave a painful response to this regime in order to support the oppressed people of Lebanon," the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by the semi-official news agency Tasnim.